diff --git a/MaterialForm.Designer.cs b/MaterialForm.Designer.cs
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+++ b/MaterialForm.Designer.cs
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+namespace cdda_item_creator
+{
+    partial class MaterialForm
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Required designer variable.
+        /// </summary>
+        private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Clean up any resources being used.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
+        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
+        {
+            if (disposing && (components != null))
+            {
+                components.Dispose();
+            }
+            base.Dispose(disposing);
+        }
+
+        #region Windows Form Designer generated code
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
+        /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
+        /// </summary>
+        private void InitializeComponent()
+        {
+            this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
+            this.identTextBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
+            this.nameTextBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
+            this.bashResistUpDown = new System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown();
+            this.cutResistUpDown = new System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown();
+            this.acidResistUpDown = new System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown();
+            this.chipResistUpDown = new System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown();
+            this.elecResistUpDown = new System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown();
+            this.fireResistUpDown = new System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown();
+            this.specificHeatLiquidUpDown = new System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown();
+            this.specificHeatSolidUpDown = new System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown();
+            this.latentHeatUpDown = new System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown();
+            this.freezePointUpDown = new System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown();
+            this.salvagedIntoTextBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
+            this.repairedIntoTextBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
+            this.edibleCheckBox = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
+            this.rottingCheckBox = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
+            this.softCheckBox = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
+            this.reinforcesCheckBox = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
+            this.bashDmgVerbTextBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
+            this.cutDmgVerbTextBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
+            this.materialLoaderComboBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
+            this.densityUpDown = new System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.bashResistUpDown)).BeginInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.cutResistUpDown)).BeginInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.acidResistUpDown)).BeginInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.chipResistUpDown)).BeginInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.elecResistUpDown)).BeginInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.fireResistUpDown)).BeginInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.specificHeatLiquidUpDown)).BeginInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.specificHeatSolidUpDown)).BeginInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.latentHeatUpDown)).BeginInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.freezePointUpDown)).BeginInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.densityUpDown)).BeginInit();
+            this.SuspendLayout();
+            // 
+            // identTextBox
+            // 
+            this.identTextBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(60, 58);
+            this.identTextBox.Name = "identTextBox";
+            this.identTextBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
+            this.identTextBox.TabIndex = 0;
+            // 
+            // nameTextBox
+            // 
+            this.nameTextBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(60, 105);
+            this.nameTextBox.Name = "nameTextBox";
+            this.nameTextBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
+            this.nameTextBox.TabIndex = 1;
+            // 
+            // bashResistUpDown
+            // 
+            this.bashResistUpDown.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(60, 146);
+            this.bashResistUpDown.Maximum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            0});
+            this.bashResistUpDown.Minimum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            -2147483648});
+            this.bashResistUpDown.Name = "bashResistUpDown";
+            this.bashResistUpDown.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 20);
+            this.bashResistUpDown.TabIndex = 2;
+            // 
+            // cutResistUpDown
+            // 
+            this.cutResistUpDown.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(60, 172);
+            this.cutResistUpDown.Maximum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            0});
+            this.cutResistUpDown.Minimum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            -2147483648});
+            this.cutResistUpDown.Name = "cutResistUpDown";
+            this.cutResistUpDown.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 20);
+            this.cutResistUpDown.TabIndex = 3;
+            // 
+            // acidResistUpDown
+            // 
+            this.acidResistUpDown.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(60, 198);
+            this.acidResistUpDown.Maximum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            0});
+            this.acidResistUpDown.Minimum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            -2147483648});
+            this.acidResistUpDown.Name = "acidResistUpDown";
+            this.acidResistUpDown.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 20);
+            this.acidResistUpDown.TabIndex = 4;
+            // 
+            // chipResistUpDown
+            // 
+            this.chipResistUpDown.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(60, 276);
+            this.chipResistUpDown.Maximum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            0});
+            this.chipResistUpDown.Minimum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            -2147483648});
+            this.chipResistUpDown.Name = "chipResistUpDown";
+            this.chipResistUpDown.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 20);
+            this.chipResistUpDown.TabIndex = 5;
+            // 
+            // elecResistUpDown
+            // 
+            this.elecResistUpDown.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(60, 224);
+            this.elecResistUpDown.Maximum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            0});
+            this.elecResistUpDown.Minimum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            -2147483648});
+            this.elecResistUpDown.Name = "elecResistUpDown";
+            this.elecResistUpDown.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 20);
+            this.elecResistUpDown.TabIndex = 6;
+            // 
+            // fireResistUpDown
+            // 
+            this.fireResistUpDown.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(60, 250);
+            this.fireResistUpDown.Maximum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            0});
+            this.fireResistUpDown.Minimum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            -2147483648});
+            this.fireResistUpDown.Name = "fireResistUpDown";
+            this.fireResistUpDown.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 20);
+            this.fireResistUpDown.TabIndex = 7;
+            // 
+            // specificHeatLiquidUpDown
+            // 
+            this.specificHeatLiquidUpDown.DecimalPlaces = 3;
+            this.specificHeatLiquidUpDown.Increment = new decimal(new int[] {
+            5,
+            0,
+            0,
+            131072});
+            this.specificHeatLiquidUpDown.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(184, 146);
+            this.specificHeatLiquidUpDown.Maximum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            0});
+            this.specificHeatLiquidUpDown.Minimum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            -2147483648});
+            this.specificHeatLiquidUpDown.Name = "specificHeatLiquidUpDown";
+            this.specificHeatLiquidUpDown.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 20);
+            this.specificHeatLiquidUpDown.TabIndex = 8;
+            // 
+            // specificHeatSolidUpDown
+            // 
+            this.specificHeatSolidUpDown.DecimalPlaces = 3;
+            this.specificHeatSolidUpDown.Increment = new decimal(new int[] {
+            5,
+            0,
+            0,
+            131072});
+            this.specificHeatSolidUpDown.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(184, 172);
+            this.specificHeatSolidUpDown.Maximum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            0});
+            this.specificHeatSolidUpDown.Minimum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            -2147483648});
+            this.specificHeatSolidUpDown.Name = "specificHeatSolidUpDown";
+            this.specificHeatSolidUpDown.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 20);
+            this.specificHeatSolidUpDown.TabIndex = 9;
+            // 
+            // latentHeatUpDown
+            // 
+            this.latentHeatUpDown.DecimalPlaces = 1;
+            this.latentHeatUpDown.Increment = new decimal(new int[] {
+            5,
+            0,
+            0,
+            131072});
+            this.latentHeatUpDown.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(184, 198);
+            this.latentHeatUpDown.Maximum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            0});
+            this.latentHeatUpDown.Minimum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            -2147483648});
+            this.latentHeatUpDown.Name = "latentHeatUpDown";
+            this.latentHeatUpDown.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 20);
+            this.latentHeatUpDown.TabIndex = 10;
+            // 
+            // freezePointUpDown
+            // 
+            this.freezePointUpDown.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(184, 224);
+            this.freezePointUpDown.Maximum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            0});
+            this.freezePointUpDown.Minimum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            -2147483648});
+            this.freezePointUpDown.Name = "freezePointUpDown";
+            this.freezePointUpDown.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 20);
+            this.freezePointUpDown.TabIndex = 11;
+            // 
+            // salvagedIntoTextBox
+            // 
+            this.salvagedIntoTextBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(184, 263);
+            this.salvagedIntoTextBox.Name = "salvagedIntoTextBox";
+            this.salvagedIntoTextBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
+            this.salvagedIntoTextBox.TabIndex = 12;
+            // 
+            // repairedIntoTextBox
+            // 
+            this.repairedIntoTextBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(184, 299);
+            this.repairedIntoTextBox.Name = "repairedIntoTextBox";
+            this.repairedIntoTextBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
+            this.repairedIntoTextBox.TabIndex = 13;
+            // 
+            // edibleCheckBox
+            // 
+            this.edibleCheckBox.AutoSize = true;
+            this.edibleCheckBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(184, 326);
+            this.edibleCheckBox.Name = "edibleCheckBox";
+            this.edibleCheckBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(55, 17);
+            this.edibleCheckBox.TabIndex = 14;
+            this.edibleCheckBox.Text = "Edible";
+            this.edibleCheckBox.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            // 
+            // rottingCheckBox
+            // 
+            this.rottingCheckBox.AutoSize = true;
+            this.rottingCheckBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(184, 349);
+            this.rottingCheckBox.Name = "rottingCheckBox";
+            this.rottingCheckBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(60, 17);
+            this.rottingCheckBox.TabIndex = 15;
+            this.rottingCheckBox.Text = "Rotting";
+            this.rottingCheckBox.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            // 
+            // softCheckBox
+            // 
+            this.softCheckBox.AutoSize = true;
+            this.softCheckBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(184, 372);
+            this.softCheckBox.Name = "softCheckBox";
+            this.softCheckBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(45, 17);
+            this.softCheckBox.TabIndex = 16;
+            this.softCheckBox.Text = "Soft";
+            this.softCheckBox.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            // 
+            // reinforcesCheckBox
+            // 
+            this.reinforcesCheckBox.AutoSize = true;
+            this.reinforcesCheckBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(184, 395);
+            this.reinforcesCheckBox.Name = "reinforcesCheckBox";
+            this.reinforcesCheckBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(77, 17);
+            this.reinforcesCheckBox.TabIndex = 17;
+            this.reinforcesCheckBox.Text = "Reinforces";
+            this.reinforcesCheckBox.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            // 
+            // bashDmgVerbTextBox
+            // 
+            this.bashDmgVerbTextBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(342, 58);
+            this.bashDmgVerbTextBox.Name = "bashDmgVerbTextBox";
+            this.bashDmgVerbTextBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
+            this.bashDmgVerbTextBox.TabIndex = 18;
+            // 
+            // cutDmgVerbTextBox
+            // 
+            this.cutDmgVerbTextBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(342, 84);
+            this.cutDmgVerbTextBox.Name = "cutDmgVerbTextBox";
+            this.cutDmgVerbTextBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
+            this.cutDmgVerbTextBox.TabIndex = 19;
+            // 
+            // materialLoaderComboBox
+            // 
+            this.materialLoaderComboBox.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
+            this.materialLoaderComboBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
+            this.materialLoaderComboBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(60, 13);
+            this.materialLoaderComboBox.Name = "materialLoaderComboBox";
+            this.materialLoaderComboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 21);
+            this.materialLoaderComboBox.TabIndex = 20;
+            this.materialLoaderComboBox.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.materialLoaderComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged);
+            // 
+            // densityUpDown
+            // 
+            this.densityUpDown.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(60, 302);
+            this.densityUpDown.Maximum = new decimal(new int[] {
+            99999,
+            0,
+            0,
+            0});
+            this.densityUpDown.Name = "densityUpDown";
+            this.densityUpDown.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 20);
+            this.densityUpDown.TabIndex = 21;
+            // 
+            // MaterialForm
+            // 
+            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
+            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
+            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(800, 450);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.densityUpDown);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.materialLoaderComboBox);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.cutDmgVerbTextBox);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.bashDmgVerbTextBox);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.reinforcesCheckBox);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.softCheckBox);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.rottingCheckBox);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.edibleCheckBox);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.repairedIntoTextBox);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.salvagedIntoTextBox);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.freezePointUpDown);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.latentHeatUpDown);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.specificHeatSolidUpDown);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.specificHeatLiquidUpDown);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.fireResistUpDown);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.elecResistUpDown);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.chipResistUpDown);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.acidResistUpDown);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.cutResistUpDown);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.bashResistUpDown);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.nameTextBox);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.identTextBox);
+            this.Name = "MaterialForm";
+            this.Text = "MaterialForm";
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.bashResistUpDown)).EndInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.cutResistUpDown)).EndInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.acidResistUpDown)).EndInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.chipResistUpDown)).EndInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.elecResistUpDown)).EndInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.fireResistUpDown)).EndInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.specificHeatLiquidUpDown)).EndInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.specificHeatSolidUpDown)).EndInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.latentHeatUpDown)).EndInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.freezePointUpDown)).EndInit();
+            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.densityUpDown)).EndInit();
+            this.ResumeLayout(false);
+            this.PerformLayout();
+
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox identTextBox;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox nameTextBox;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown bashResistUpDown;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown cutResistUpDown;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown acidResistUpDown;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown chipResistUpDown;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown elecResistUpDown;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown fireResistUpDown;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown specificHeatLiquidUpDown;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown specificHeatSolidUpDown;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown latentHeatUpDown;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown freezePointUpDown;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox salvagedIntoTextBox;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox repairedIntoTextBox;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox edibleCheckBox;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox rottingCheckBox;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox softCheckBox;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox reinforcesCheckBox;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox bashDmgVerbTextBox;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox cutDmgVerbTextBox;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox materialLoaderComboBox;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown densityUpDown;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/MaterialForm.cs b/MaterialForm.cs
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+++ b/MaterialForm.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Data;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+
+namespace cdda_item_creator
+{
+    public partial class MaterialForm : Form
+    {
+        MaterialType main_material = new MaterialType() { };
+        private BindingSource MaterialBindingSource;
+        private void LoadMaterialDataBinding()
+        {
+            MaterialBindingSource = new BindingSource(components);
+            ((ISupportInitialize)(MaterialBindingSource)).BeginInit();
+
+            identTextBox.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Text", MaterialBindingSource, "Ident", true));
+            nameTextBox.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Text", MaterialBindingSource, "Name", true));
+
+            bashResistUpDown.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Value", MaterialBindingSource, "BashResist", true));
+            cutResistUpDown.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Value", MaterialBindingSource, "CutResist", true));
+            acidResistUpDown.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Value", MaterialBindingSource, "AcidResist", true));
+            elecResistUpDown.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Value", MaterialBindingSource, "ElecResist", true));
+            fireResistUpDown.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Value", MaterialBindingSource, "fireResist", true));
+            chipResistUpDown.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Value", MaterialBindingSource, "ChipResist", true));
+
+            densityUpDown.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Value", MaterialBindingSource, "Density", true));
+
+            specificHeatLiquidUpDown.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Value", MaterialBindingSource, "SpecificHeatLiquid", true));
+            specificHeatSolidUpDown.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Value", MaterialBindingSource, "SpecificHeatSolid", true));
+            latentHeatUpDown.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Value", MaterialBindingSource, "LatentHeat", true));
+            freezePointUpDown.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Value", MaterialBindingSource, "FreezePoint", true));
+
+            salvagedIntoTextBox.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Text", MaterialBindingSource, "SalvagedInto", true));
+            repairedIntoTextBox.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Text", MaterialBindingSource, "RepairedInto", true));
+
+            edibleCheckBox.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Checked", MaterialBindingSource, "Edible", true));
+            rottingCheckBox.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Checked", MaterialBindingSource, "Rotting", true));
+            softCheckBox.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Checked", MaterialBindingSource, "Soft", true));
+            reinforcesCheckBox.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Checked", MaterialBindingSource, "Reinforces", true));
+
+            bashDmgVerbTextBox.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Text", MaterialBindingSource, "BashDmgVerb", true));
+            cutDmgVerbTextBox.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Text", MaterialBindingSource, "CutDmgVerb", true));
+
+            ((ISupportInitialize)(MaterialBindingSource)).EndInit();
+
+            MaterialBindingSource.Add(main_material);
+        }
+        private void LoadMaterialList()
+        {
+            materialLoaderComboBox.Items.AddRange(Program.LoadedObjectDictionary.GetList("material").ToArray());
+        }
+        public MaterialForm()
+        {
+            InitializeComponent();
+            LoadMaterialList();
+            LoadMaterialDataBinding();
+        }
+        private void UpdateMainMaterialBindings()
+        {
+            MaterialBindingSource.Clear();
+            MaterialBindingSource.Add(main_material);
+            MaterialBindingSource.ResetBindings(false);
+        }
+        private void materialLoaderComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (materialLoaderComboBox.SelectedIndex == -1)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+            // TODO: selector for items, and show what mod they're from
+            List<MaterialType> mats = Program.LoadedObjectDictionary.GetMaterials(materialLoaderComboBox.Text);
+            main_material = mats[0].DeepCopy();
+            UpdateMainMaterialBindings();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MaterialForm.resx b/MaterialForm.resx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1af7de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MaterialForm.resx
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<root>
+  <!-- 
+    Microsoft ResX Schema 
+    
+    Version 2.0
+    
+    The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format 
+    that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the 
+    various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes 
+    associated with the data types.
+    
+    Example:
+    
+    ... ado.net/XML headers & schema ...
+    <resheader name="resmimetype">text/microsoft-resx</resheader>
+    <resheader name="version">2.0</resheader>
+    <resheader name="reader">System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <resheader name="writer">System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader>
+    <data name="Name1"><value>this is my long string</value><comment>this is a comment</comment></data>
+    <data name="Color1" type="System.Drawing.Color, System.Drawing">Blue</data>
+    <data name="Bitmap1" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded serialized .NET Framework object]</value>
+    </data>
+    <data name="Icon1" type="System.Drawing.Icon, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
+        <value>[base64 mime encoded string representing a byte array form of the .NET Framework object]</value>
+        <comment>This is a comment</comment>
+    </data>
+                
+    There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple 
+    name/value pairs.
+    
+    Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a 
+    type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support 
+    text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture. 
+    Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the 
+    mimetype set.
+    
+    The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the 
+    ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not 
+    extensible. For a given mimetype the value must be set accordingly:
+    
+    Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format 
+    that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can 
+    read any of the formats listed below.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.soap.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+            : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+
+    mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64
+    value   : The object must be serialized into a byte array 
+            : using a System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
+            : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
+    -->
+  <xsd:schema id="root" xmlns="" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
+    <xsd:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" />
+    <xsd:element name="root" msdata:IsDataSet="true">
+      <xsd:complexType>
+        <xsd:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
+          <xsd:element name="metadata">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" use="required" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="assembly">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:attribute name="alias" type="xsd:string" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="data">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+                <xsd:element name="comment" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="2" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="3" />
+              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="4" />
+              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+          <xsd:element name="resheader">
+            <xsd:complexType>
+              <xsd:sequence>
+                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
+              </xsd:sequence>
+              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
+            </xsd:complexType>
+          </xsd:element>
+        </xsd:choice>
+      </xsd:complexType>
+    </xsd:element>
+  </xsd:schema>
+  <resheader name="resmimetype">
+    <value>text/microsoft-resx</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="version">
+    <value>2.0</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="reader">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+  <resheader name="writer">
+    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </resheader>
+</root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MaterialType.cs b/MaterialType.cs
index 58b6f7c..494f64e 100644
--- a/MaterialType.cs
+++ b/MaterialType.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 namespace cdda_item_creator
 {
-    class BurnDataChunk
+    public class BurnDataChunk
     {
         public bool Immune { get; set; }
         // volume string, like "10 ml"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class BurnDataChunk
         public float Smoke { get; set; }
         public float Burn { get; set; }
     }
-    class MaterialType
+    public class MaterialType
     {
         // mandatory
         public string Ident { get; set; } = "";
diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
index ccc61aa..ffb89a4 100644
--- a/Program.cs
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public static class LoadedObjectDictionary
             static Dictionary<string, List<Mtype>> mtypes_by_id = new Dictionary<string, List<Mtype>> { };
             static Dictionary<string, List<spell.spell_type>> spells_by_id = new Dictionary<string, List<spell.spell_type>> { };
             static Dictionary<string, List<MonsterAttack>> mattacks_by_id = new Dictionary<string, List<MonsterAttack>> { };
+            static Dictionary<string, List<MaterialType>> materials_by_id = new Dictionary<string, List<MaterialType>> { };
 
             static public void Add(string type, string id)
             {
@@ -38,6 +39,20 @@ static public void Add(string type, string id)
                     ids_by_type.Add(type, temp_list);
                 }
             }
+            static public void Add(string id, MaterialType material)
+            {
+                List<MaterialType> temp_material;
+                if (materials_by_id.TryGetValue(id, out temp_material))
+                {
+                    temp_material.Add(material);
+                    materials_by_id[id] = temp_material;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    temp_material = new List<MaterialType> { material };
+                    materials_by_id.Add(id, temp_material);
+                }
+            }
             static public void Add(string id, MonsterAttack mattack)
             {
                 List<MonsterAttack> temp_attack;
@@ -100,6 +115,12 @@ static public List<MonsterAttack> GetMAttacks(string id)
                 mattacks_by_id.TryGetValue(id, out ret);
                 return ret;
             }
+            static public List<MaterialType> GetMaterials(string id)
+            {
+                List<MaterialType> ret;
+                materials_by_id.TryGetValue(id, out ret);
+                return ret;
+            }
         }
         /// <summary>
         /// The main entry point for the application.
diff --git a/cdda-item-creator.csproj b/cdda-item-creator.csproj
index aa8636f..09be82e 100644
--- a/cdda-item-creator.csproj
+++ b/cdda-item-creator.csproj
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="custom_json.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="MaterialForm.cs">
+      <SubType>Form</SubType>
+    </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="MaterialForm.Designer.cs">
+      <DependentUpon>MaterialForm.cs</DependentUpon>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="MaterialType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MonsterAttack.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MonsterAttackForm.cs">
@@ -86,6 +92,9 @@
     <Compile Include="ViewerForm.Designer.cs">
       <DependentUpon>ViewerForm.cs</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="MaterialForm.resx">
+      <DependentUpon>MaterialForm.cs</DependentUpon>
+    </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="MonsterAttackForm.resx">
       <DependentUpon>MonsterAttackForm.cs</DependentUpon>
     </EmbeddedResource>
diff --git a/custom_json.cs b/custom_json.cs
index d43c2f5..96c296b 100644
--- a/custom_json.cs
+++ b/custom_json.cs
@@ -346,10 +346,14 @@ public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer s
         public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
         {
             JArray outer = JToken.Load(reader).ToObject<JArray>();
-            Dictionary<string, T> ret = new Dictionary<string, T> { };
-            foreach (JArray array in outer)
+            Dictionary<string, T> ret = null;
+            if (outer != null)
             {
-                ret.Add((string)array[0], array[1].ToObject<T>());
+                ret = new Dictionary<string, T> { };
+                foreach (JArray array in outer)
+                {
+                    ret.Add((string)array[0], array[1].ToObject<T>());
+                }
             }
             return ret;
         }
diff --git a/selector.Designer.cs b/selector.Designer.cs
index cbded4a..d563d5e 100644
--- a/selector.Designer.cs
+++ b/selector.Designer.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
             this.loadGameDialog = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
             this.currentPathLabelLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             this.currentPathLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.createMaterialButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
             this.SuspendLayout();
             // 
             // spellButton
@@ -99,11 +100,22 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
             this.currentPathLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(0, 13);
             this.currentPathLabel.TabIndex = 5;
             // 
+            // createMaterialButton
+            // 
+            this.createMaterialButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(93, 146);
+            this.createMaterialButton.Name = "createMaterialButton";
+            this.createMaterialButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 61);
+            this.createMaterialButton.TabIndex = 6;
+            this.createMaterialButton.Text = "Create Material";
+            this.createMaterialButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            this.createMaterialButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.createMaterialButton_Click);
+            // 
             // SelectorForm
             // 
             this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
             this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
-            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(256, 146);
+            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(256, 214);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.createMaterialButton);
             this.Controls.Add(this.currentPathLabel);
             this.Controls.Add(this.currentPathLabelLabel);
             this.Controls.Add(this.loadGameDialog);
@@ -126,5 +138,6 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
         private System.Windows.Forms.Button loadGameDialog;
         private System.Windows.Forms.Label currentPathLabelLabel;
         private System.Windows.Forms.Label currentPathLabel;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.Button createMaterialButton;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/selector.cs b/selector.cs
index 673ac8d..81cd77f 100644
--- a/selector.cs
+++ b/selector.cs
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ private void TryLoadObjectLists()
                                         default: break;
                                     }
                                     break;
+                                case "material":
+                                    Program.LoadedObjectDictionary.Add(generic_object.Ident, (MaterialType)obj.ToObject(typeof(MaterialType), j_ser));
+                                    break;
                                 default: break;
                             }
                         }
@@ -116,25 +119,25 @@ public SelectorForm()
         private void spellButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             spell_form form = new spell_form();
-            this.Hide();
+            Hide();
             form.ShowDialog();
-            this.Show();
+            Show();
         }
 
         private void createMonster_button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             MonsterForm form = new MonsterForm();
-            this.Hide();
+            Hide();
             form.ShowDialog();
-            this.Show();
+            Show();
         }
 
         private void viewLoadedItemsButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             ViewerForm form = new ViewerForm();
-            this.Hide();
+            Hide();
             form.ShowDialog();
-            this.Show();
+            Show();
         }
 
         private void loadGameDialog_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -152,6 +155,14 @@ private void loadGameDialog_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
                 File.WriteAllText(Application.StartupPath + "\\cdda_data_path", cdda_path);
             }
         }
+
+        private void createMaterialButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            MaterialForm form = new MaterialForm();
+            Hide();
+            form.ShowDialog();
+            Show();
+        }
     }
     public class GenericTypedObject
     {